The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:48 at Cologne 2026 put Sylvia Brandt & Merle Sturm 344th of 629 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The race faded late: the second half went 2:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cologne gave the field time back: about 0:45 faster than the average race this season, by 655 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 5:15v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 6:04v median −0:04
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 6:17v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 6:20v median −0:03
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Block 05 11:54Running 5 6:36v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:53v median +0:27
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 6:48v median +0:19
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 6:08v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 625
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 625 women's teams who finished.